On this trip, I have been exposed to more things than I could ever explain.
Furious Love is a documentary I watched this morning about the love of God and how He shows it in the darkest of places. http://furiouslovethemovie.com/ It shows Christians praying for witches in Salem, casting out demons in Africa, and loving on prostitutes in Asia and Europe.
And, honestly, I have seen some of these things already.
But the point of the movie was that we, as Christians, are not called to start fights. We shouldn’t go to a witches convention looking to pick fights with the ‘evil people’. Because the hard reality is that we are all sinners.
I am not better than you because I am giving my life away for 11 months. I am not better than the witch doctor a few miles away cutting people open and sacrificing animals to demons. I am not better than the sex slaves all over the world, or the people who sell them.
I am human. And I am a follower of Christ.
And what are we told to do? Love the world. Love the broken, Â the fallen, and the lost. We were once in their shoes. We have no right to judge their sin. Our only right is to love them.
And while you would think this would be an easy realization to come to while serving others internationally…
Human ignorance is human ignorance no matter what country you are in.
And I have been ignorant. I have watched the movies, I have read the stories, I have followed the news and studied persecution and suffering from around the world..
But reading about a reality and living the reality are two different things.
I have realized something recently.
I am guilty.
Guilty of judging the people, no, the souls around me like I am God. I meet them for five minutes, and suddenly their lives are on trial in my head. I don’t know their pasts, their suffering. I have not lived their lives.
So where do I get off judging anyone?
As Christians, we are called to love. We are called to shine, but we should not shine through judgment.Â
